Thomas Spight
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- October 25, 1841
- Died
- January 5, 1924
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- Mississippi
- Party
- Democratic
- Years in office
- 12 years in the U.S. House
- On the ballot
- 1898
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Spight2,949
Opponents226
1
Elections run
Thomas Spight (1841–1924), a Democratic politician from Mississippi, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1898 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 2 with 2,949 votes (92.88%), defeating C M Haynie and S M Howry and 1 other candidate.
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How many votes has Thomas Spight received?
Thomas Spight has received 2,949 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 2,94992.88% | C M Haynie S M Howry B T Hall |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000734) and Wikidata (Q239380). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Spight: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-spight. Accessed [date].